Talk:Pontoon Beach, Illinois

Illinois Mid‑importance

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Origin of the name Pontoon Beach

I know what a pontoon is, even what a pontoon bridge is, but a pontoon beach? How did this community get its name? What does it signify? --SSBohio 01:55, 9 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]